Fly-paper holder



Apr. 10, 1923. 1,451,583

S. M CARDIA FLY PAPER HOLDER Filed Oct. 18, 1921 2 sheets-sheet 1INVENTOR WITNESS- ATTORNEY s. MCCARDIA FLY PAPER HOLDER Fi led Oct. 18,1921 2 sheets-sheet 2 a j a 5. A4? a d/ 0m INV ENTOR WITNESS: ATTORNEYPatented Apr. 10, 1923. 7

'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlC.

SAMUEL MccA aDIA, or s'rnArHooNA, CANADA.

FLY-PAPER HOLDER.

Application filed October 18, 1921. Serial No. 508,589.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL MoCARnIA, a British subject, residing atStrathcona, in

the Province of Alberta and Dominion of Canada, have invented new anduseful Improvements in F ly-Paper Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

My present invention has reference to a aper holder.

y object is to produce a simple means whereby a sheet of fly paper willbe effectively supported in an outward arched con dition, so that allthe sticky surfaces thereof will be exposed.-

A further object is to produce a holder for fly paper wherein the papermay be secured on the holder and sup-ported at an,

upward archwith respect thereto, without danger or liability of thehands of the person applying the paper coming in contact with the stickysurface thereof.

It is a still further object to produce a holder for fly paper in thenature of a plate that is .slitted, in apeculiar manner, adjathenon-treated edges of a fly paper may be arranged thereover, and thefingers forced therethrough and through the openings, the said fingersbeing then permitted to spring to their initial positions for holdingthe fly paper at an upward arch with respect to the support.

The foregoing, and other objects which will appear as the nature of theinvention is better understood, may be accomplished by r a construction,combination and operative arrangement of parts, such as is disclosed bythe drawings which accompany and which form .part of this application.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a planview of the blank from which theimproved holder is formed.

Figure 2 is a similar view but showing the metal bounded by the slittedportions bent to provide pointed curved fingers which are attached toand support thereon the fly paper.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an end view showing the fly paper attached.

F igure 5 is an edge view with the fly paper in supported position.

'Figure 6 is a plan view thereof.

Asdisclosed in. Figure I of the drawings, my improved holder comprises aflat plate approximately ofany desired material with an inherentresiliency. The plate is indicated by the numeral 1, and preferably hasits outer edges flanged upwardly as at 2. Thus the plate is really inthe nature ofa pan, and the said plate, adjacent to the ends thereof isat,

spaced points equi-distantly from the center thereof slittedtransversely as at 3-3 and from thence diagonally as at 4 fromone of theterminals of one of the slits 3 to the terminal of the opposed slit 3.The metal bounded by these slits is rounded upwardly over the plateproper to provide arched spring fingers 5 respectively. These fingershave their ends pointed so that the same will readilye'nter thenon-treated edges of a fly paper 6.

In line with the pointed downturned edges of the fingers 5, the plate 1is provided with rounded openings'i', and the inner walls of theseopenings are formed with depending flanges 8. The flanges, in additionto lengthening the. openings which they surround, serve as legs orsupports for the body plate 1.

In applying the paper 6 to the holder, one of the non-treated edgesthereof is arranged on the body plate 1, over two of the openings 8adjacent to the ends of the device. The curved spring fingers 5 arrangedthereabove are now forced downwardly through the edge of the paper andthrough the openings 8. The pointed ends of the fingers passing throughthe paper hold the paper thereon, the said fingers being graduallyincreased in width from their points cannot enter the paper beyond apredetermined degree. N ext the opposite non-treated edge of the paperis arranged beneath the opposite pairs of fingers over the openings, andthese fingers are then pressed through the paper andthrough the openingsas above described. The opposed pairs of fingers, when released, willspring outwardly, that will hold th paper 6 in an upwardly archecondition. My improvement may, be successfully employed in kitchens ofhotels, restaurants, dwelling houses, or anyplace. where flies areliable to enter, and from experience I have found that while flies areprimarily attracted in such places by the odor of the food and cooking"thereof, the flies will light on a painting or repro'diiction of suchproduce. Considering this, I intend to provide the outer face of the flypaper 6 with a representation of varyingproducts whch are sold indifferent establishments, as for instance, vegetables, meats, flowers,etc. In addition to providing a ineans' for more effectively attractingthe fiies 'su'ch representation on the coated face of the fly paper willrender the same more pleasing to the human eye, and as the paper mayhave suitable indicia thereon it can bQSLlC- cessfully employed. asadvertising means. In additon to this, the paper may have imprinted onthe back thereof instructions 'regarding the application of the "saidpaper to the holder. I p f v It is thought that the foregoingdescription, when taken in connection with the drawings will fully setforth the construction and advantages ofthe imjprovementto those skilledin the art to which such inventions relate, it being, of course,understood that such changes maybe made from the showing and descriptionas fallwithin'the scope ofwhat is claimed. Having described theinvention, I claim 1. In a flypaper holder, a body plate, and upwardlyextending oppositely directed rounded pairsof plate engaging fingersadacent to the ends of said plate.

lnaflypaper holderpa body plate, upwardly arched doi'vnwardly extendingfingers arranged in spaced pairs on said plate, and said fingersgradually increasing in width from the outer and pointed ends thereof.v,

A fly paper holder, comprising a flat body plate, curved fingersarranged in pairs on said plate, said fingers being V-shaped in plan,and said plate having openings farra nge'd beneath ea pointed ends orthe "fingers. I I f. A ffl'y p" -pe'r holder, comprising a flat bodyplate', curved fingers arranged in pairs on said p'late','sa'1'd L iplan, and said plate 'liaving openings a'r ranged beneath the pointedends of the "fingers, and flanges surrounding and depending from saidopenings prowiding feet for the plate.

In afly paper holder, a plate upwarc'lly extending flanges fan i e outersurfaces thereof, upwardly projected "rounded fingers arranged in spacedpairs adjacent to the ends of the plate, said fingers hav'in'g pointedends which are "deposed in coniparatively close relation with respect tothe body p'late,jsa'i.cl body platehaving openings beiow' and' in linewith the fingers, and depending flanges surrounding said openings.

'6. A :fly paper hold r co r'is'trdct'ed from "a "ers being V shaped inplate of material having an inherent resih I Len'cy, said plate,adjacent its ei'ids eating spacedtransverse s'l'its, and a diagonal slitbetween and termina't'ing in a line with the terminals of said at-1 1aslits, the material between the slits being bent upwardly and roundedoutwardly and downwardly to provide spaced fingers which engage with atfly paper. I I

In testimony whereof I affix "my signature. SAMUEL MoCAR-DIA.

